2008 United States Air Force Boeing B-52 crash · United States
On July 21, 2008, 2008 United States Air Force Boeing B-52 crash (United States). 6 people died.
- Date
- July 21, 2008
- Place
- United States
- Operator
- United States Air Force
- Killed
- 6
- Position
- 13.741°N, 144.285°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q4611145
From Wikipedia
On 21 July 2008, a United States Air Force (USAF) Boeing B-52 Stratofortress operating out of Andersen Air Force Base, crashed into the Pacific Ocean during a training flight approximately 30 nautical miles (56 km) northwest of Apra Harbor, Guam. The training flight was to include participation in a local municipal celebration of Liberation Day (the day in 1944 that Guam was Liberated from Japan) in Hagåtña. All six crew members aboard the aircraft were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.
An investigation by the USAF determined that the crash was likely caused by an improper stabilizer trim setting. The investigation was unable to determine conclusively what had caused the horizontal stabilizer trim to be set improperly, but theorized that the most likely cause was an aircraft system malfunction.
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